16 People Injured As Former Abia State Governor, Ogbonnaya Onu Is Involved In An Accident Along Abakaliki/Afikpo Highway

16 People Injured As Former Abia State Governor, Ogbonnaya Onu Is Involved In An Accident Along Abakaliki/Afikpo Highway

At least 16 people sustained serious injuries when the convoy of the
Minister of Technology and former governor of Abia State, Dr Ogbonnaya
Onu allegedly rammed into a bus carrying passengers in Ebonyi State.

The incident occurred along the military cantonment axis of the
Abakaliki/Afikpo highway. The bus was carrying passengers from Abakaliki
to Uburu, Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state while the
Minister’s convoy was heading to Abakaliki, the state capital.

According to reports, the Minister was in the convoy and did not
sustain any injury while all the occupants of the bus numbering over 16
sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment at
Accident and Emergency unit of Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
2(FETHA 2).

Two of the victims broke their legs while others sustained serious
head and leg injuries and were wearing bandages when our correspondent
visited. One of them, Lawrence Okoro who sustained eye and head
injuries, alleged that the Minister’s convoy left its lane to their own
lane, leading to head-on collision of the two vehicles.  

He noted that though no one died in the incident but that all the
occupants of the bus sustained serious injuries with some in critical
condition.